News - Christmas at St Isan’s and St Faith’s
The First Sunday of Advent is this week, and we start with lighting our advent wreath at the 10:30 service.
Our Travelling Nativity Cribs will also be blessed at both churches, before they go around our homes. Please complete the signup sheets if you wish to host it or contact admin@parishofllanishen.org.uk
St Isan’s Advent Service is on Sunday 01st December at 4pm.
A Nativity Trail of knitted characters from the Christmas Story, are placed in shop and business windows in Llanishen Village. We invite children to explore, noting down where they find each character. One lucky entrant will be drawn to switch on Llanishen Village’s Christmas lights. Forms available in church.
St Isan’s and D. Caesar Jones Funeral Service will be holding a Christmas Memorial Service, instead of our usual Service of Commemoration for the Departed (All Souls’ Day), at 7pm on Wednesday 04th December. The service is held for all those bereaved as an opportunity to give thanks for the life of your loved one, light a candle in their memory, carols and readings. Refreshments will be provided after the service.
Llanishen Lights is on Friday 06th December. St Isan’s will be open that evening, where we also welcome Llanishen High who will performing a Christmas concert in church.
St Faith’s will have a Christmas Tree Festival between Thursday 05th and Saturday 07th December. For more information about this and other St Faith’s events, please contact Marilynshillard@googlemail.com
St Isan’s Gift Service will be on Sunday 08th December, where we will be once again supporting the Church Army’s work with young people aged 16 to 21 at Ty Bronna in Fairwater.
They would be happy to receive donations of men’s toiletry packages, hats, gloves, scarves, slippers, umbrellas, torches, stationery, hairbrushes and combs, picture frames, socks, chocolates, and biscuits.
There is no need to wrap them, and they can also be brought to any service prior to 08th December or left at 82 Station Road.
St Isan’s will be hosting Experience Christmas between Monday 16th December and Thursday 19th December, which is an interactive journey through six stations of the Christmas story, designed for people of all ages.
Schools and groups will be visiting throughout the week, and it is open to all of us on Wednesday 18th December from 4pm. We are looking for stewards whilst the church is open on those days. If you can help, please see Elaine, Ruth or Marilyn.
St Faiths will have their ever-popular Carols, Poems and Punchon Tuesday 17th December.
St Isan’s All Age Nativity is on Sunday 22nd December at 10:30am.
On Christmas Eve, we have Chocolate Nativity at St Faith’s at3pm, Christingle is at 5pm and a Midnight Eucharist at 11:15pm, both at St Isan’s.
Christmas Day Eucharists are at 8am and 10:30am in St Isan’s and at 9am in St Faith’s.
Carols by Candlelight will be at 4pm on Sunday 29th December.
You can also join Good Neighbours in North Cardiff: on Thursday December 5th at Llanishen Rugby Club, as they celebrate the festive season with an across the board musical selection of Christmas favourites!
The night begins at 7pm and includes a light buffet with music from the Ukelele Wolves, Oriana and the Choir with No Name.
Their services are essential especially during the winter months, when their team of volunteers’ support people in North Cardiff enabling them to remain in their own homes for as long as possible. For further information and to purchase tickets, email support@gninc.org.uk or call our office Tues – Fri 10-12 on 029 2075 0751. Let’s start the Christmas Season with Good Neighbours!